Farm-gate.



H. P. MALONEY. FARM GATE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25, 1912.

1,058,612. Patented Apr. 8,1913.

HENRY F. MALONEY, OF ROZEL, KANSAS.

FARM-GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

Application filed March 25, 1912. 1 Serial No. 686,010.

To all whom) it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY F. MALONEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rozel, in the county of Pawnee andState of Kansas, haveinvented a new and useful F arm-Gate; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invent-ion relates to a new and useful farm gate.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a farm gate mountedupon a single fulcrum, so as to swing in either direction, whereby avehicle or the like may pass by the gate on each side of the fulcrum, atthe same time and going in opposite directions.

A further feature of the invention is the provision of suitable latchesat each end of the gate, so constructed and connected that, as one latchis manipulated, the other in turn is operated, whereby each end of thegate may be released simultaneously.

A further feature of the invention is the provision of novel means forsteadying the gate as it is moved upon its fulcrum.

The invention comprises further features and combinations of parts, ashereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a farm gateconstructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a detailsectional view through the fulcrum of the gate.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a base member having a socket 2.Extending into the socket is a spindle 3, which projects from the lowerportion of the central post or beam 4 of the gate 5. This spindle 3 alsopasses through the plate 6, which is secured to the base 1 by screws orthelike 7 The plate 6 is provided with an annular flange 8 which isengaged by the forked ends 9 of the members 10. These members 10 aresecured at 11 to the under portion of the gate, as shown in Figs. 1 and2. By virtue of the members 10, the gate is steadied as it is oscillatedupon its fulcrum, and, furthermore, prevents the gate from beingaccidentally disconnected from its fulcrum. Owing to the fact that themetal, between the forked portions or ends of the members and where themembers are secured to the gate, is comparatively thin, resiliency isafforded, thereby allowing each end of the gate to yield slightly, andright itself. In other words, the equilibrium of the gate is maintained.This is further insured, owing to the fact that the forked ends areoffset slightly.

When the gate is closed, the same is arranged between two posts 12,adjacent the lower portion of which keepers 13 are secured, as shown inFigs. 1 and 2. The keepers 18 receive the latch bars 14, which are, inturn, pivotally connected, as at 15, to an oscillating beam 16. The beam16 is pivoted upon a pin 17 of the post 4, as shown in Fig. 1. Alsopivoted at the points are the links 18, which are, in turn, pivotallyconnected, as at 19, to the operating levers 20 and 21. The operatinglever 21 is pivotally mounted upon a pin 22 of the diagonally arrangedbeam 23 of the gate, while the operating lever 20 is pivoted upon a pin24 of the arm 25. The latch bars 14 are guided in their movements by thebracket plates 26, which are secured at 27 to the end posts or beams 28of the gate 5. The latch bars are held in the keepers 13 by vir tue ofthe spring 29, one end of which is connected at 30 to the oscillatingbeam 16, while the other end is connected, as at 31, to the diagonallydisposed beam 23. By operating the levers 20 and 21 in the directionsindicated by the arrows a, the latch bars 14 may be withdrawn from theirkeepers, which will permit the gate to be swung upon its fulcrum, thusenabling a person or a vehicle or the like to pass by the gate on eitherside of the fulcrum. When one or the other of the operating levers isreleased, the spring 29 returns the latch bars to their normalpositions, and the oscillating beam 16 is limited in its movement by thepin 33, so that the latch bars may not be thrown outwardly farther thannecessary, when the gate is opened.

From the foregoing, it will be noted that there has been produced anovel, simple and efiicient farm gate.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and usefulis In a farm gate having latching means and fulcrumed midway of itsends; a base member having a socket, a plate secured to the base memberdetachably and provided with an annular oflset flange, said plate havingan opening registering with said socket, a gate having a spindleextending through said opening and into said socket thereby constitutingthe fulcrum of said gate, the spindle having a collar arranged betweenthe plate and the gate to hold the gate spaced apart from the plate, anda pair of members, one secured to the gate upon each side of thespindle, and provided with resilient portions terminating in forkssprung offset from the gate and adapted to arch said offset flange,thereby constituting means for maintaining the equilibrium of the gatein a 10 yieldable manner.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY F. MALONEY.

Witnesses V. R. DUNCAN, Roscoe H. VILSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). C.

